# Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase (IWO / RJAW)

**Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase** (IATA: IWO, ICAO: RJAW) is a medium airport in Ogasawara, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1944. It has one runway, 2,652 m (8,700 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IWO / RJAW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Serves: Ogasawara, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 117 m / 384 ft
- Coordinates: 24.7842, 141.3226
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,652 m / 8,700 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/atsugi/squadron/index.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Field_(Iwo_Jima) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5061076
- Weather station: RJAW · WMO 47981
- Ident: RJAW

## Timeline

- 1944: Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,652 m / 8,700 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,652 m / 8,700 ft | =1,982 of 29,858 | =614 in Asia | #30 in JP |
| Elevation | 117 m / 384 ft | =29,412 of 43,403 | =1,628 in Asia | #40 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =152 in Asia | =21 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 138.300 |
| GND | GND | 23.680 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 mi.

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaw/data